Abstract: Results are reported from a search for physics beyond-the-standard-model,
such as supersymmetry, in final states with at least three charged leptons, in
any combination of electrons or muons. The data sample corresponds to an
integrated luminosity of 2.3 inverse femtobarns of proton-proton collisions at
sqrt(s) = 13 TeV, recorded by the CMS experiment at the LHC in 2015. Two jets
are required in each event, providing good sensitivity to strong production of
gluinos and squarks. The search regions, sensitive to a range of different
supersymmetry scenarios, are defined using the number of jets tagged as
originating from bottom quarks, the sum of the magnitudes of the transverse
momenta of the jets, the imbalance in the overall transverse momentum in the
event, and the invariant mass of opposite-sign, same-flavor lepton pairs. The
event yields observed in data are consistent with the expected background
contributions from standard model processes. These results are used to derive
limits in terms of R-parity conserving simplified models of supersymmetry that
describe strong production of gluinos and squarks. Model-independent limits are
presented to facilitate the reinterpretation of the results in a broad range of
scenarios for physics beyond the standard model.

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